SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Garage
Gurus®, an industry-leading training and support
platform from Tenneco Inc.'s (NYSE: TEN) DRiV group, announces its
latest support for up-and-coming technicians with its sponsorship
of the first U.S. Auto Tech National Championship. A part of the
larger Elite Trades Series, the U.S. Auto Tech National
Championship will set out to find the top technicians in the
country and have them face off against one another for a chance to
win over $200,000 in cash and
prizes.
The Garage Gurus-sponsored U.S. Auto Tech National Championship
will include in-person qualifying events across six markets in
the United States, to be held at
Garage Gurus training locations and other partner retail locations,
trade schools and high-profile consumer event locations. At these
qualifying events, professional and student technicians will
compete in a timed, chassis-based challenge to test their repair
skills. Each competitor will be scored and judged on overall time,
workmanship, and safety by Garage Gurus' ASE-certified repair
professionals and representatives from the University of Northwestern Ohio. The top 32
professionals and top 32 students competing in these qualifying
events will advance to the National Championship, to be held in
Nashville, Tenn., on December 13-14, 2021. Cash awards will be given
to the top three finishers in both the professional and student
technician categories: $40,000 each
for first place winners; $20,000 each
for second place winners; and $10,000
each for third place winners.
Qualifying locations for each competition are:
- Qualifying Tour Event #1 – Lima,
Ohio
- Qualifying Tour Event #2 – Chicago,
Ill.
- Qualifying Tour Event #3 – Detroit,
Mich.
- Qualifying Tour Event #4 – Boston,
Mass.
- Qualifying Tour Event #5 – Atlanta,
Ga.
- Qualifying Tour Event #6 – Springville, Utah
"Garage Gurus has long been both a creator and an ardent
supporter of training initiatives and scholarship programs to help
technicians improve their skills and develop their careers," said
Rebecca Mahan, Executive Director,
Americas Brand Marketing & Channel Engagement, DRiV. "We
are excited to sponsor this competition and help out both existing
technicians sharpen their skills, as well as encourage future
technicians to continue developing their skills for long-term
careers in the automotive aftermarket industry."
To learn more about the U.S. Auto Tech National Championships,
head to www.usatnc.com for more information. To register for the
U.S. Auto Tech National Championship competition at a location near
you, click here.
Launched in 2015, Garage Gurus is a first-of-its-kind national
training platform designed to help front-line automotive service
professionals keep pace with the latest vehicle technologies by
offering onsite, online and on-demand instruction. State-of-the-art
Garage Gurus technical education centers operate in 11 U.S. markets
– Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston;
Chicago; Dallas/Fort Worth; New Hyde Park, N.Y.; Rancho Dominguez, Calif.; South Florida; St. Louis; suburban
Detroit; and Van Nuys, Calif. Garage Gurus similarly will
visit repair facilities and educate techs on the latest repair
tools, replacement part solutions and technology using its fleet of
product technology vans.
To learn more about Garage Gurus, visit
www.garagegurus.tech.
About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers
and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and
aftermarket customers, with full year 2020 revenues of $15.4 billion and approximately 73,000 team
members working at more than 270 sites worldwide. Through our
four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air
and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility
by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets,
including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial,
motorsport and the aftermarket.
CONTACT:
Karen Shulhan (DRiV) –
248.354.4383
karen.shulhan@driv.com
Bill Dawson (DRiV) –
847.482.5807
bdawson@driv.com
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